In scramble to protect workers against heat, California officials exclude prisons from new rules Cynthia HirschhornApril 19, 2024California, workforce, policy, infrastructure, public finance, public safety
Gambia could become the first country to reverse a ban on female genital cutting Cynthia HirschhornMarch 19, 2024gender, health, government, policy, public health, public safety
U.S. Must Move ‘Decisively’ to Avert ‘Extinction-Level’ Threat From AI, Government-Commissioned Report Says Cynthia HirschhornMarch 11, 2024technology, policy, government, communication, media, public safety
Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans, studies find Cynthia HirschhornMarch 8, 2024immigration, policy, data, politics, police, race, public safety
Taylor Swift Deepfakes Highlight the Need for New Legal Protections Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 26, 2024media, technology, policy, gender, public safety
Rape Led to 64,000 Pregnancies in 14 U.S. States With Abortion Bans, Study Says Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 25, 2024abortion, women, gender, justice, health, public safety, public health, policy, data, courts
L.A. officials tout double-digit drop in violent crime in 2023 Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 24, 2024los angeles, policy, politics, government, public safety, data
A quarter of Americans believe FBI instigated Jan. 6, Post-UMD poll finds Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 4, 2024politics, public safety, data, policy, po, police
Disaster Relief Often Leaves Disabled People Behind. Disabled First Responders Are Changing That. Cynthia HirschhornDecember 29, 2023health, public health, public safety, community, equity, policy
‘Repugnant’: Federal judge blocks California law that would bar guns in many public places Cynthia HirschhornDecember 20, 2023california, courts, policy, public safety, politics, government
Thousands rally in Italy over violence against women after woman's killing that outraged the country Cynthia HirschhornNovember 25, 2023women, gender, civic action, public safety, justice, global
Another Emergency Alert on Your Phone? This Time, an Earthquake Test Cynthia HirschhornOctober 18, 2023communication, media, public safety, california, environment, policy
L.A. was ready for Tropical Storm Hilary. That preparedness proved to be life-saving Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 5, 2023los angeles, climate, civic action, civic engagement, public safety
A dancer's killing — over voguing — highlights the dangers Black LGBTQ Americans face Cynthia HirschhornAugust 11, 2023race, equality, diversity, public safety, justice
Supreme Court revives federal rules against ‘ghost guns’ Cynthia HirschhornAugust 8, 2023public safety, courts, policy, government
The heat index reached 152 degrees in the Middle East — nearly at the limit for human survival Cynthia HirschhornJuly 18, 2023climate, environment, global, public safety, public health, health
There's Now a Rapid, Accurate COVID-19 Air Detector Cynthia HirschhornJuly 14, 2023public safety, public health, technology, science, health, policy
Opinion: Is Los Angeles a paradise? A guide to the guidebooks that claimed it was - Los Angeles Times Cynthia HirschhornJune 18, 2023los angeles, public space, public safety, civic space, civic engagement, cities
What’s the Matter with American Cities? Cynthia HirschhornJune 15, 2023cities, policy, public safety, public space, economics, urban planning, urban design, infrastructure
What the latest police numbers show about crime in L.A., San Francisco and West Hollywood Cynthia HirschhornJune 1, 2023policy, public safety, los angeles, cities, california